The Portland daily press., 1887-02-24
BRIEF JoTTINcS.

The farmers are bringing their hay to
market in large quantities.
There will be an adjourned meeting of the
w. 9. 7. U. at Temperance Hall, Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
The Samaritan Association will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. T. f. Lamb, No IS
Spruce street.
Mrs. Ross of Chebeague Island, while Wis
iting her sister at Ferry Village, Tuesday,
slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk and broke
her arm.
Rev. l.. ii. Hallock delivered an interest
ing address to Christian Women, yesterday
afternoon, in the vestry of st. Lawrence
street church.
The contract for getting up the new issue
of bonds for the city has been given to the
American Bank Note Company of New
York.
We are indebted to Mr.. II. S. AIather.
purser of the steamship Sarmatian, for late
files of all the leading London and Liverpool
papers.
Tuesday, Mr. Thomas Warren, while en-
gagged in loading shooners Alpha and Ame-
liza with iron got struck on the foot with
bar, and his foot was badly injured.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, Jr., will deliver the
next lecture in the course in the North Con-
gregational Church, Cape Elizabeth, on
Monday evening, February 2Sth. Subject:
Sweden and the Swedes."
AT the Penobscot River Steam Boiler
Works in Bangor, a new boiler is being
turned ont for Charles Staples, Jr.. of this
"nc or use on a lake
silt this summer.
- boys from 10 to IA
~ strong, has been organiz-
the Fraternity Cadets in their
military parade and drill which will take
place the first week in April at City Hall.
One of the horse car company's teams load
ed with snow got caught In the track on Con-
gress street at the corner of Elm yesterday,
and the street was blocked until the team
was finally set in motion again.
Tonight the monthly meeting of the Socie-
ty of Art will be held, and the same evening
Mr.. f. II. Faseett will lecture before the
Drawing School on "The Acropolis at
Athens"
There should be large attendance at City
Hall tonight when Rev. Dr. Powell speaks
on AN Unfinished Work, or the Negro
Problem" Tickets may be secured at Stock
bridges.
Remember the temperance concert at the
Gospel Mission tonight at 7S0 o'clock. The
exercises consist of readings, recitations and
singing; also dialogue by the adults EMIT
led "Ralph Coleman's Reformation" All
are invited.
A series of meetings will be held in the
Church of the Messiah next week. There
will be services every evening during the
week. Rev. Mr.. Crosley, the pastor, will be
assisted by Revs. Messrs. Shinn, Houghton,
Blanchard, L. S. Crosley of Brunswick, and
G. A. Hayden of Auburn.
A woman, who gave the name of Mrs
Henry Smith, went to the United States
Hotel lately and said she was going to be
married there. Instead of being married
she tried to get aid from the Masons, on the
ground that her late husband was one
Judge Gould ascertained that she was a
fraud.
Yesterday morning Prof. L. A. Gray and
his son, Mr.. Frank l.. Gray, were driving on
Congress street, when the pole of a loaded
sled struck the back of their sleigh, throw
ing them out and smashing the sleigh to
pieces. Mr.. Frank l.. Gray struck heavily
on his back and was severely bruised. He
was taken into drug store where his hurts
were attended to. He will suffer no serious
consequences. Professor Gray escaped with
out injury